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[ verb ] make a snorting sound by exhaling hard

Examples

"The critic snorted contemptuously"

Used in print

(Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)

The horse continued to snort .

Even Black 's old crowbait began to snort , and from the house Black yelled , `` Jess !

Related terms

exhale snorter

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[ verb ] indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

Synonyms

snore

Examples

"she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom"

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

For a moment she held her face to the empty doorway ; then she snorted and groped_for her fork .

Related terms

utter snicker

3
[ verb ] inhale recreational drugs

Synonyms

huff

Used in print

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Watson snorted and_then laughed aloud .

Related terms

inhale drug

4
[ verb ] ingest through the nose

Examples

"The drug addict was snorting cocaine every night"

Related terms

inhale

5
[ noun ] a disrespectful laugh

Synonyms

snigger snicker

Related terms

laugh snicker

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[ verb ] inhale (drugs) through the nose

Synonyms

take_a_hit

Related terms

drug drug

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[ noun ] a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Related terms

cry snore hoot hiss hiss

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